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No. 372,776. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

UN TED STATES PATENT OFFICEO RICHARD W. TANNER, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fateh.: No. 372,776, datedNovember 8, 1887.

Application filed March 5, 1887. Serial No. 229,891. (No model.)

TO all ruhom it mcby concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD W. TANNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Albany, in the countyofAlbany and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pedals and Mountings forPianos and Organs; and I do hereby deolare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to piano and organ pedals and means for mountingthem, and is designed to provide a bearing for the pedalpins that willobviate the defects common to metallic bearings; further, to providesuitable means for adjusting and renewing said bearings; also, toprovide means for adjusting the pedal-feet relatively to each' other,and, further, to protect the opening in the piano or organ frametraversed by the pedal from mice, dirt, and all foreign matter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a top view ofpedal-bracket or hingeplate, Fig. 2, a bottom view of same; Fig. 3, atop View of pedals attached to hinge-plate; Fig. i, a bottom view ofpedal-bracket and pedals with a downward'projecting plate. Fi g. 5 is aperspective View. of plug used with pedal-bracket. Fig. 6 is alongitudinal crossscction of part of pedal-slianl,sliowing theunderhanging plate c. Fig. 7 is a Gross-section of Vertical projection Athrough line 4:.

similar letters refer to similar parts throughout.

The hinge-brackets are composed of baseplatcs A and B, having on theouter ends lateral projections, through which openings e are made forscrews to fasten it to the piano or organ frame. Their inner ends arealso provided with lateral projections, one of which having alongitudinal slot, while the corresponding end of the adjoiningplate hasalateral projection having its edges provided with downwardproj ectingflangcs b',suhstantially parallel with each other, adapted to engagewith the slotted end, and is provided with a hole, l), through which ascrew may be passed to fasten the plate to the organ or piano. The screwmay be moved along the slot a. The overlapping projection is drawn downand pressed upon the slotted end by the Screw, thereby holding ing fromthe bottom surface of the plate to a height at which itis desired tohinge the pedal.

The upper surfaee of this recess dis preferably t made rounding toprovide a bearing for the pedal-pins. Within this opening, at the upperend,on the rounded surl'ace,may be placed a covering of lcather or othermaterial having similar capabilities.

The pedal C, having a pin eXtending transversely through its shank, isplaced in position between the upright projections A', the pedalpinwithin the opening d resting on theleather surface. The lcather may beomitted and the pin made to bear on the metal surface within the groove.I prefer, however, to use a nonmetallic bearing. \Vhen the pin is inposition, a plug of wood, D, or other suitable material corresponding inshape to the inner surface of the opening d,is pressed into the openinguntil the wood bears upon the pedal-pin. The plug should be slightlylarger than the opening, in order that it may be held firmly in positionwhen forced into the opening. Should the bearing become loose from wearor other cause, the plug D can be pressed further into the opening untilit bears upon the pedal-pin. The shapc of the upright projections may bevaried somewhat without departing from my invention, the essentialfeature of the projection being the recess opening into the spaceoccupied by the pedal between the Vertical projections. The slot Orirecess may be made horizontal, if desired, instead of Vertical.

The outer sides of the uprights are shown beveled, and are made so foreonvenience in molding. They may be made parallel instead, and therecess made to open on the outer side of the projection as well as onthe inner.

Attached to the under Surf-acc of the pedal C is a doWnward-proj ectingplate, c, substantially IOO equal in Width to that part of thepedal-shank where it is attached. This projeetion is attached to thepodal at a point on the shanl near the onter surface of the organ orpiano Case When in its place in the piano,and should be long enough toCover the slot traversed by the podal even When the podal is at rest,there by excluding Iniee dirt, and all other extraneous matter froni theframe.

TV hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A piano or organ podal pivotally Conneeted to a hinge-braclot havinga detaehable bearing for the pedal-pin, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. A piano or organ podal pivotally connected to a hinge-braeletprovided With an opening adapted to hold a detaehable bearing for thepodal-pill, substantially as shown and described.

3. Piano or organ pedals pivotally connected to hinge-braclets havingbase plates provided With eaI's or lateral projeetions, theinnerearsarranged one above the other, and means for adjustahly seenring saidCars to the piano or organ frame, substantially as shown and desoribed.

4;. Piano or organ pedals pivotally attached to pedal-braekets havingtheir baseplates p ro- Vided With lateral projeetions, the innerprojeetions arranged one above the other, the u nder one provided With alongitudinal slot, substantially as shown and described.

5 A piano Or organ pedal pivotally Conneeted to a hinge-braelethavingVertical projeetions, each provided With aslot, and means containedtherein for adjusting the bearing to the p edal-pin, substantially asshown and deseribed.

G. A piano or organ pedal having its entire under snrfaee insubstantially the same horizontal plane,and provided on its under surlaee With a doWnWard-projecting plate extending transversely across theshank of the podal, substantially as shown and described.

RICHARD W. TANNER.

\Vitnessesz J AMES W. EATON, Jr., ROBERT W. l-IA'RDIE,

